Her Grace The Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton 26 August 1836 Brighton, Sussex, England |
Died | 16 March 1912 Palace of Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
(aged 75)
Spouse(s) | William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch |
Children | Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch Lord George Montagu Douglas Scott Lord Henry Montagu Douglas Scott Lord Herbert Montagu Douglas Scott Katherine Brand, Viscountess Hampden Lady Constance Cairns Lord Francis Montagu Douglas Scott |
Parents |
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn Lady Louisa Jane Russell |
Louisa Jane Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry VA (26 August 1836 – 16 March 1912) was the daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. In 1884, she became the Duchess of Buccleuch and Duchess of Queensberry, the wife of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry. She was the paternal grandmother of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester and of Lady Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, also she was the maternal great-grandmother of Prince William of Gloucester, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and great-great-grandmother of Sarah, Duchess of York.
Louisa Jane Hamilton was born on Friday 26 August 1836 in Brighton, Sussex, England, the third child of fourteen born to James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Louisa Jane Russell, daughter of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.
She married William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith on Tuesday 22 November 1859 in London. Lord Dalkeith was the eldest son of the Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and his wife Lady Charlotte Thynne. They had six sons and two daughters: